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2 Chronicles 1:11

2 Chronicles 1:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Because: This does not occur in Kings, and it implies that the request of Solomon, as arising from a spiritual judgment and heart, was peculiarly acceptable to that God who searches, regards, and demands the heart. God promised Solomon all the things which he had not asked, except the life of his enemies; for he was to be a peaceable king, a type of the Prince of peace.

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